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The Nambale Magnet School, founded by Rev. Evalyn Wakhusama, opened in January 2009 in Western Kenya. It is now providing a superior education for some of the neediest children in the area.
St. John Bosco Children's Centre in Kitale prevents orphans and vulnerable children from going to the streets by placing them in schools and keeping them in close contact with their families.
Ripples International runs a number of programs in Meru. These include HIV/AIDS intervention activities with full VCT (voluntary counseling and testing); care and support for orphans and vulnerable children; child sponsorship programs; and centres for abandoned babies and abused girls.
Fr. Francis Riwa in Meru is helping hundreds of children move from life on the streets through his Hospitality Centre, St. Francis’ Boys School and St. Clare’s Girls’ School, where they finish their primary school education with grades at the top of the list for all schools in the Diocese of Meru. Visit the media section of the website and listen to the the beautiful song "Who Will Help the Children" which was written especially for the project.
Nyumbani operates several programs. HIV+ children are given the best nutritional, medical, psychological, academic and spiritual care available and live at the Children's Home in Karen until they become self-reliant. Lea Toto provides at home support for HIV+ children in the Kangemi slum of Nairobi. The Village in Kitui provides a family-like setting for orphaned children under the stewardship of "grandparents".
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